tool steel

American

noun

any of various high-carbon steels capable of being hardened and tempered to meet special requirements for machining, etc.

tool steel British

noun

any of various steels whose hardness and ability to retain a cutting edge make them suitable for use in tools for cutting wood and metal

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The 18-year-old high school senior from nearby Marion Center was milling a piece of tool steel to a 45-degree angle one recent afternoon in a machining laboratory here.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2022

In flight it will reach 1,000� F., so it is made of high-strength tool steel, which does not lose its strength even when white-hot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leatherman�s bits are made from S2 tool steel, which is 35% stronger than stainless.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since then, the foreigners have increased the percentage of stainless steel, tool steel and other high-priced products in their shipments.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two bits of tool steel are softened and turned on the lathe, one convex and the other concave.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

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